The symptoms and treatment of bronchitis is something every parent should know. After all, it is this disease that most often occurs in preschool children, and this is especially true for babies under one year old.
Main symptoms
If a child develops this ailment, it means that the bronchial mucosa is inflamed, and edema also occurs. In addition, mucus accumulates in them, which makes it difficult to breathe normally. In these cases, parents can hear wheezing in the child's chest, he has the so-called hard breathing, which can only be heard by a doctor through a stethoscope.
Also, the baby may lose appetite and have a high temperature. A frequent cough is necessarily present, which is dry at the beginning of the disease, and after a few days becomes wet, as sputum begins to depart. It will intensify at night, as the vertical position of the patient contributes to its activation.
All of the above are major symptoms. And the treatment of bronchitis, of course, must be followed immediately and carried out regularly, since occasional medications are unable to solve the problem.
Bronchitis: what aredanger?
The causes of the disease, by the way, can be very different: the bronchi can be affected by bacteria or viruses. Also, the appearance of the disease can be caused by passive smoking, alcohol or inhalation of a number of chemicals.
The disease can also be mild, and it will be almost indistinguishable from a common cold. But in any case, only a doctor can prescribe the symptoms and treatment of bronchitis. No need to engage in amateur activities, assuming its functions.
Although the disease is not dangerous, it is advisable not to delay with its “elimination”. If you do not comply with these requirements, it can become chronic or "sink" even lower. In the first case, each SARS will end in bronchitis, and in the second, pneumonia may begin.
Beware of obstructive bronchitis
One type of disease is obstructive bronchitis. Its peculiarity is that the bronchi are even more affected than with a common illness, and their muscles regularly contract sharply, that is, a spasm occurs. In this case, the child does not have enough air, he begins to breathe more often, while the nasolabial triangle may turn blue. Both the symptoms and the treatment of bronchitis in this case have a number of features.
The baby with such manifestations of the disease shows quite understandable irritation - and this dissatisfaction is the greater, the younger the baby. The disease can last for 10 days, but if the necessary treatment is not carried out, then everything can end with a bronchiolitis, which can further cause asthma.
Howtreat?
How to diagnose bronchitis in children at home? Symptoms, treatment - all this is determined only by the doctor, as mentioned above, he also makes a diagnosis. Methods that are usually recommended for the expulsion of the disease are moisturizing, airing and establishing a drinking regimen.
Of course, doctors also recommend taking phlegm thinners to help it come out. Anti-spasm drugs may be useful, but antibiotics are not always helpful.
If you decide to carry out alternative treatment of bronchitis in children, you need to perform the procedures very carefully. It is advisable to consult with doctors, as self-medication can cause the development of additional complications.
For example, taking herbal baths, which are often advised for bronchitis, or inhalation can cause the child to start to choke. The reason will be that the lump of dry mucus inside the bronchi will increase in size.
